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European Supergrid Proposal for 2050
Climate Change: Public Skeptical, Scientists Sure
The American public is less likely to believe in global warming than it was just five years ago. Yet, paradoxically, scientists are more confident than ever that climate change is real and caused largely by human activities.
Something a bit strange is happening with public opinion and climate change.
Renewable Energy In Mexico- Atencion Nov 2010
Mexico is on the verge of a solar and wind energy revolution, similar to the growth of these technologies in Europe, China, Japan and North America, where state-sponsored subsidies and favourable regulations have advanced the solar and wind energy industries to significant levels. Renewable energies have become major players in the advanced industrial states, carving a strong niche out of the multi-trillion dollar energy-sector: European countries such as Germany, Denmark and Spain are well on their way to eliminating dependence on gas and other fossil fuels for producing electricity, while creating “green jobs”. Denmark has not only become self-sufficient in electricity, but this small country of six million is now the world’s largest producer of wind turbines thanks to government policies aimed at energy-sustainability, and to carbon reduction policies born from public concerns regarding global climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
Re-Wiring the CFE- Atencion Nov 2010
During the recent rapid advance in technology we have watched with wonder as those on the cutting edge of communications and business have created leaner, meaner, and more accessible products and services. From smart cars, to Wi-Fi, to twitter, the world is becoming increasingly and instantaneously connected and our demand for mobility and efficiency has grown exponentially. Even the old leviathans of government and public services are being forced to self-evaluate the way customers and citizens interact with them. Our national electric utility is one of these dinosaurs. As we move towards diversified energy production, which has become a necessity in order to mitigate climate change, this behemoth and antiquated system will need to face the reality that its current structure is unable to serve the needs of its consumers and the environment.
What is Net Metering and Why is it Important for Mexico?- Atencion Dec 2010
In 2008 and 2010 reforms to the Ley del Servicio Público de Energía, made it possible for producers of renewable energy in Mexico to sell electricity back into the power grid after decades of electricity monopoly by the Comission de Electricidad Federal (CFE). This new law mandates that CFE allows for both residences and commercial enterprises, and possibly municipalities, to sell electric power from renewable energy generators such as solar Photovoltaic systems or wind generators back to the electricity grid, and is one of the most important steps in building a national solar energy industry and wind industry in Mexico.
News from the CFE about Net Metering! (Spanish)
Global Warming... Is There a Remedy-Atencion Jan 2011
The discussion surrounding global warming was begun in stages. When the media began to expose the increasing greenhouse effect due to fossil fuel emissions and the consequential global warming, academia was still discussing the average increase in temperature at the end of this century and how many centimeters the sea level had risen. It took insurance companies to sound the alarm by discovering that the payments for natural disasters associated with climate change had been increasing 10 fold in the span of a few years. However, while a dangerous and telltale sign, these consequences might be the least significant of our planet's changes.
